Does Lockheed Martin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lockheed Martin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lockheed Martin?

83% of Lockheed Martin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lockheed Martin 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (898) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (102) , Quality Engineer (93) , Project Engineer (89)

What are the pros of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and a full catalog of potential tech careers can be had working for them." ((in 1614 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1016 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 924 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 333 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 299 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 136 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lockheed Martin layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lockheed Martin layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lockheed Martin in 2026.

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,505 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,505 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lockheed Martin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

3.0

Jun 22, 2014

You have to fight for a promotion

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent defense salaries, match up to 4% for 401K, relocation packages, excellent healthcare through Aetna.

Cons

Raises and promotions follow the curve of the defense budget and a LOT of corporate jump ropes. Average raise between 1.5% and 3% for the 3yrs I've been there.

1.0

May 28, 2014

Bad management structure.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Weekly pay. Interesting work. Encouraged to look for other jobs within the company.

Cons

3 different managers all in different states from my work location. Assessment of work is a joke when your managers don't really see what you are working on. The higher up I moved in the company the less I found myself doing.

4.0

Mar 7, 2014

Good company lacking qualified management

Security representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits have been great but are slowly phasing out

Cons

It may be the undesirable location but the Palmdale and Edwards locations are seriously lacking in qualified management. The annual performance assessment has changed its method of evaluating employees to where we are measured in groups according to our job level. So throw yourself into a pot of 200 people and someone who doesn't work at your location will determine if you have met your commitments and you earn points. No matter how hard you work, as long as your commitments are satisfied on paper you will be recorded as Average. There is very little incentive or possibility of advancement. Annual raises have shrunk. The whole process is flawed making your chance for advancement a rare occasion, you're just a number now.

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